Daily Republican., 1887-08-03

o'onut no VIC piihciphi Expense enIalleJ I,
Is fitting up the pond When this Is once
done the young fish can be obtained from
the government hatcheries free of cost,
and never failing source of food supply
provided, which would make an agre,
able change to the usual routine of coun.
try fare.
PhiladeIphis Items.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3-All day
yesterday the brutal murder by WiIlism
Wiltshire OF his wife and Justice OF the
Peace Spencer Darr, and the suicide of
the murderer, constituted the leading
topic OF conversation in Camden where
It Was on every tongne. The tragedy
attracted . great deal Of attention In
this oity also, o. Wiltshire was we'll
known here, having been q member of
the police force under Mayor Stokley
and private watchmAn since that.
His son, BY . former marriage Henry
Wiltshire, 10 now on the police force OF
this city, being employed In the Third
diatrict. Yesterday he and his sister
went TO Camden, where they saw the
remsins of their wretched father ct On.
dertaker Jefferis' establishment. 1t 10
understood that the son will see that his
Hundreds Of people viewed tho body
OF Squire Darr yesterday, his many
friends being permitted to see the re-
mains. beside which sat his 1S-year old
son. who appeared dazed with grief.
Many went 70 the Off GO OF Undertaken
Jefferis, as well, to see the bodies of the
murderer and his wife. There was NO
pity for Wiltshire, but there were many
who spoke we'll CT his wife, saying that
she was fine woman, and that her only
fault was that she had not long ago left
the drunken brute whose only care for
herself and family was to abuse them.
The dnal arrangements for the funerals
have not yet been made.
The big 1000 pound broI "a 60 u estrian
statue OF General Meade, which is to
sdorn the West Park In the vicinity OF
Memorial Hall, was moved from pier 3,
North wharves, yesterday morning and
conveyed TO Memorial Hall, where 1t
Will be kept until Douglass Brothers
have anished the granite base on which
It will stand. The statue WAS In ono
piece, packed In two immense boxes.
The head and shoulders OF the General
appeared above the edges Of the top box
and were the subject Of many remarks
BY the immense crowd gathered around
the pier to witness the disem barkation.
The statue arrived on the Clyde
steamer Georgetown, Captain Robin
son, and was rolled off on to the open
wharf % soon as the water was low
enough to place the deck Of the steamer
on . level with the wharf. Twenty
men, with air-jaoks, then lifted tho
General and his horse high enough for
Henoereon & Co.'s big trucks to back
under them. Five hortes pulled the
statue out to the Park, . GRO wd of boys
following aud cheering all the way.
A torchlight procession, In which
many of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Societies participated, took plaoe last
evening In honor Of the delegates to the
General Convention OF the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union OF AmerioA
The parade was reviewed by Arch
bishop Ryan. 1t IL estimated tnat from
1000 to 5000 men and boys were in
line.
A female child about 2 months old
was found last night by Officer Sea-
christ, of the Sixteenth district. The
child WAS lying In the grass elon gside
Of the sidewalk 1T Thirty-third and
Spring Garden streets, aud had evident
ly been abandoned bat Q short time.
The babe was taken In and cared for By
Mrs. Eliza Kelly, of 1884 Spring Gar.
deu street.
Mrs. Wiltshire also hos q son by Q
previous marriage, and her family will
see that her body is properly cared for
and buried. Her father, Thomas Sher.
win, we'll to do jeweler at 6O3 Wash
inRton street, Wilmington, telegraphed
yesterday that aid vii, be furnished,
and her sons, too, will do whatever may
be necessary.
County Physician Gross made post.
mortem examinations of the bod les OF
Willshire's two victims yesterday, this
formality being necessary, 1t Is said, to
comply with the requirements OF the
law. To day Coroner Davis will hold
an inquest in regard to Dsrr's death.
frederick Englehard was yesterday
committed 70 await the result OF serious
injuries he is alleged to have IL flloted
on Hugh Campbell, on July 15, during
q quarrel.
Stewart Pager was struck by . train
and killed yesterday while waking on
bridge on the New York Division OF
the PenDs; lvania Railroad, near Twen'
ty.second street.
The Lieutenant Of the Delaware Kar
Dor Police said yesterday that 81 desths
by drowning had occurred thus for this
summer.
An unknown man, about % years
old. jumped into the Delaware river,
near South street wharf, yesterday, and
was drowned.
Peter Weller, 'longsho.sm An ,
jumped from small boat at Green " ich
Point, on Sunday, and was drowned.
The body Of sn unknown drowned
man. about 30 yeas old, was taken
from the Della Tnre yesterday st Noble
street wharf.
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